Read the dictionary entry.
torpid \tor'pid\ adj 1. sluggish, lethargic, or inactive 2. showing little interest, apathetic
3. conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid
4. dormant, hibernating
Read paragraph 4 of the novel excerpt.
Farfadet and I are summoned by Corporal Bertrand from the barn where at full length
we have already immobilized ourselves, and are growing torpid: "You must go and look
for Volpatte and Fouillade."
Which definition most closely matches the way the word torpid is used in this paragraph?
definition 1
O definition 2
O definition 3
O definition 4